I55 · Hotels and Accommodation · United States
Hotel industry employment
United States: 2.2 million in as of 1 Sep 2026.
- 2.2 million Latest · United States · as of 1 Sep 2026
- Irregular Release cadence
- 1 Record · 1 region · 2026
Verified 15 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher
The figure
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Hotel industry employment
United States, as of 1 Sep 2026
Every record
1 record · 1 region · 2026. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
| Period | Value | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States 1 record | |||
| as of 1 Sep 2026 | 2.2 million | AHLA · 1 Sep 2026 | |
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Total number of individuals employed in the hotel and lodging industry.
- Measure
- One slice of Employment ( form: count, segment: hotels and lodging ) . Total number of individuals employed within a specified industry sector or facility. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHLA, Lawmakers Nationwide Celebrate National Hotel Employee Day, Showcasing Careers in Hospitality | AHLA | — | 1 |
Other slices of employment
- Employment rate of labour force with an ICT education 12 ict education
- ICT sector share of total employment 10 ict sector
- Share of ICT specialists in total employment 10 ict specialist
- Share of employed persons with tertiary ICT education 9 tertiary ict education
- Average annual growth rate of employed women with an ICT education 8 female ict education
- Male share of ICT specialists 8 male ict specialist
- Female ICT specialists in employment 7 female ict specialist
- Share of youth among employed persons with an ICT education 7 youth ict education
- Average annual growth rate of employed persons with tertiary ICT education 6 tertiary ict education
- ICT specialists employment annual growth rate 6 ict specialist
- ICT specialists in employment 6 ict specialist
- Production and nonsupervisory employees 6 production and nonsupervisory
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest hotel industry employment?
United States: 2.2 million in as of 1 Sep 2026.
Where does this data come from?
From 1 document published by AHLA. Every figure on this page links to its record, which preserves the original source evidence.
How often is it updated?
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StatOrigin. (2026). Hotel industry employment [Data set]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/hotel-industry-employment
"Hotel industry employment." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/hotel-industry-employment. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Hotel industry employment." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://statorigin.org/indicators/hotel-industry-employment.
@misc{statorigin_hotel_industry_employment_2026, title = {Hotel industry employment}, author = {{StatOrigin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://statorigin.org/indicators/hotel-industry-employment}, note = {Data set. Accessed 2026-10-28} }